Lifestyle

Parking, Parents with Prams Style

More often than not when I go to park in the Parents with Pram spots they are taken by people with no baby seat/capsule attachments on the back seat. I am used to seeing this disregard with legally designated parking like disabled spots so I don’t even blink when it comes to Parents with Prams. Yet this car today made me do a double take. The owners can’t even pretend to passing cars that there could possibly be a baby seat in it (unlike the equally guilty Hyandai Elantra that was parked in the other occupied spot).

Before I am called all sorts of charming names by trolls, in this particular instance we are talking about three modest Parents with Pram spots on the top level of the Canberra Centre carpark near Dendy. It is hardly a takeover from fascist NIMBY breeders.

And there is a purpose to these spots – they are wider than the standard spot so you can open the door enough to get a baby capsule out or an unwieldy toddler into a pram. I have learnt from experience that if all that is left are narrow spots with poles in them then its best to just drive out, as that capsule ain’t moving anywhere.

So to all those people out there who park in Parents with Prams and think they aren’t inconveniencing anyone, think again. It’s not nice manners!

+1.. Totally agree. I for one see no issue with having to carry a newborn half the length of a carpark with vehicles moving all around you, people driving like dicks becasue they just saw someone pulling out of a car spot.. Its not as thoe it is poses any safety issues, hence why the PWP parking spots are about 5 minutes from the entrance, adjacent to a padestrian crossing..
PWP parking is about convenience, not about being considerate for those who have a genuine need for that car park, yes?

Most plausible explanation is, the engine and/or transmission lunched itself and that was the nearest space he could push it into to await the tow truck driver (any tow truck driver), all of whom he is on a first-name basis with.

Just because you have pushed out some crotch-fruit, doesn’t mean you can’t have some sympathy for people in worse plight than yourselves. From the majesty of your reliable, comfortable and economical japanese SUV, spare a thought for those gullible people that paid money for an italian car.

It’s not illegal to park in parents with prams if you don’t have kids. I wonder how people managed before this?…

It’s not illegal to go through the 12 items or less with 200 items either. These facilities have been put in place to make life easier for people trying to juggle kids, shopping prams and such. Abuse by selfish people who have decided to game the system may well end up in such parking places becoming part of the traffic law scene. That’s what happens when people don’t play nice.

Before i was a parent with a pram, i never noticed how many dead s***s parked there purely for convenience, as these spots are very close to major entrances.

Im not know for being overly loud (insert sarcastic emotican here), and i have no issue telling anyone who has just parked their car in said spot, on the top of my lungs, so others in the area can hear just how inconsiderate these f**ks are. And if they are of the ‘larger size’, ill also advise them that parking away from the entrance may be of some benefit to them.

Its almost as bad as peope parking on surburban streets to save money on parking, slash their tyres i say!

It’s not illegal to park in parents with prams if you don’t have kids. I wonder how people managed before this?…

It’s not illegal to go through the 12 items or less with 200 items either. These facilities have been put in place to make life easier for people trying to juggle kids, shopping prams and such. Abuse by selfish people who have decided to game the system may well end up in such parking places becoming part of the traffic law scene. That’s what happens when people don’t play nice.